Scotland
A' Ghlas-bheinn
918M
3012FT
About A' Ghlas-bheinn
Rising steeply above the Glen Licht house, this rugged Munro offers a more complex, rocky ascent than its bulky neighbor, Beinn Fhada. Its narrow summit ridge provides a fine vantage point overlooking the deep canyon of the Falls of Glomach and the salt waters of Loch Duich.
Key Statistics
Rank
62nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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407m
Nearest Town
Kyle of Lochalsh
Geology
You are walking on the Morar Group, composed of sandy and muddy rocks. These layers were compressed and hardened into the sturdy rock beneath your boots.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH008231
Latitude
57.2551°N
Longitude
5.3041°W
Did You Know?
- •The name translates from Scottish Gaelic as 'The Grey-Green Hill'. This reflects the landscape of the Kintail forest, where steep, grassy slopes are frequently interrupted by outcrops of grey Lewisian gneiss and sandstone.
- •The hill is most commonly climbed from Morvich via the Bealach na Sgairne. This high pass served as a historic 'coffin road,' used for centuries by locals to transport the deceased from remote inland glens to the consecrated ground at Loch Duich.
- •While Beinn Fhada dominates the local skyline, the summit of A' Ghlas-bheinn provides a superior view into the wild, uninhabited interior of the North West Highlands, specifically looking toward the remote peaks of Mullach na Dheiragain.
- •The northern descent towards the Falls of Glomach is exceptionally steep; the falls themselves are among the highest in Britain, and the hill acts as a dramatic natural grandstand for the surrounding wilderness.
- •It is frequently relegated to the status of an 'add-on' for those climbing Beinn Fhada, a slight that the hill answers with a relentless, knee-straining 300-metre pull from the bealach that feels significantly longer than it looks on a map.